THE EVENT KICKS OFF A TWO NIGHT SWING OF $1,000 TO WIN RACES, AS 34 RACEWAY WILL ALSO HOST A $1,000 TO WIN 305 RACE SATURDAY, APRIL 21. THAT EVENT WILL ALSO CARRY THE BRAND OF “TOGETHER WE FIGHT HUNGER” 25 FOR 34.

IN A COOPERATIVE EFFORT THE TRACKS WILL BE COLLECTING CANNED GOODS AND FINANCIAL DONATIONS DURING THE EVENTS TO PURCHASE FOOD WHICH WILL BE DONATED TO AREA FOOD BANKS IN SOUTHEAST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. TALKS ARE IN THE WORKS WITH A MAJOR COOPERATE SPONSOR TO DO A MATCHING FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION AS WELL. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ABOUT THE FOOD DRIVE IN COMING WEEKS.

THE LEE COUNTY PORTION OF THE EVENT WILL ALSO BOAST $200 TO START FOR THE FEATURE EVENT AND A PAYOUT FOR THE B-MAIN THAT WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER, AND WILL INCLUDE $100 TO START FOR THAT PORTION OF THE SHOW.

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST YEAR THAT A RACE HONORING BRIAN HETRICK WILL BE HELD AT LEE COUNTY SPEEDWAY. THE DRIVER OF THE NUMBER 35 SPRINT CAR RACED 360 AND 305 SPRINTS THROUGHOUT THE AREA BEFORE BEING KILLED IN A MOTORCYCLE CRASH IN 2008. THAT SEASON HE WAS THE 305 SPRINT CAR CHAMPION AT 34 RACEWAY.
JIM HETRICK, BRIAN’S FATHER, WILL BE WORKING HARD TO GET DONATIONS WHICH WILL BE GIVEN AWAY THROUGH A RAFFLE FORMAT FOR DRIVERS THAT PRE-REGISTER FOR THE EVENT. PRE-REGISTRATION INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. REGISTRATION WILL BE $30 AND WILL BE THE DRIVER’S PIT PASS FOR THE EVENT.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS COMING EVENT OR OTHER EVENTS AT LEE COUNTY SPEEDWAY PLEASE CONTACT HULETT BY E-MAIL AT promoter@leecountyspeedway.com OR BY PHONE AT 309-331-3804.

LEE COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICIALS MET THE TEAM IN DONNELLSON AND ESCORTED THEM TO KEOKUK TO JOYCE PARK, WHERE THE JACKSON TOWNSHIP AND KEOKUK FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE TRUCKS TOOK THE GIRLS TO THE HIGH SCHOOL TO RING THE VICTORY BELL. CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL-DONE!

IN LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS OVER THE WEEKEND WEST HANCOCK BOYS DEFEATED CENTRAL 67-44; CENTRAL LEE 69 DEFEATED ELDON CARDINAL 69-42; CLARK COUNTY BOYS DEFEATED BROOKFIELD 56-35; CENTRAL LEE GIRLS DEFEATED 42 COLUMBUS JUNCTION 27; CLARK COUNTY GIRLS DEFEATED BROOKFIELD 55-42; KEOKUK GIRLS DEFEATED WASHINGTON 48-44.

TUESDAY GAMES INCLUDE THE WEST HANCOCK GIRLS AT 7:15 P.M ON KOKX AM 1310 AND CENTRAL LEE BOYS AND GIRLS GAMES BEGIN AT 5:45 P.M. ON WCEZ 93.9.

AREA

KEOKUK 63, CENTRAL LEE 14

FORT MADISON 36, LOUISA-MUSCATINE 30

SHERRARD 39, WEST HANCOCK 6.

MENDOTA 25, ILLINI WEST 10

CLARK COUNTY 49, PUTNAM COUNTY 14.

IOWA

CENTERVILLE 3, ALBIA 0

CRESTON 30, CHARITON 7

DAVIS COUNTY 30, FAIRFIELD 29

MOUNT PLEASANT 28, CLEAR CREEK AMANA 16

OSKALOOSA 41, GRINNELL 38

NEWTON 41, PELLA 14

WASHINGTON 27, WELLMAN-M.P.8

WAPELLO 40, COLUMBUS JCT 8

MEDIAPOLIS 28, WILTON 21

EDDYVILLE-BLAKESBURG 21, MONTEZUMA 8

SIGOURNEY-KEOTA 38, PEKIN 32

WEST BURLINGTON-N.D.47 NEW LONDON 0.

DAVENPORT CENTRAL 49, BURLINGTON 3

WEST DES MOINES VALLEY 42, OTTUMWA 7

CARDINAL 36, DANVILLE 22

VAN BUREN 18, WINFIELD MOUNT UNION 14.

LONE TREE 41 HIGHLAND RIVERSIDE 6

IOWA VALLEY 41, ENGLISH VALLEY 0

WACO 41, HLV VICTOR 24

8-MAN

MORMAN TRAIL 50, HARMONY 6

ILLINOIS

CAMP POINT CENTRAL 34 SPRING VALLEY HALL 0

MONMOUTH-ROSEVILLE 56 PRINCETON 29

ROCK RIDGE 42, PITTSFIELD 8

ORION 40, MACOMB 7

CONCORD TRIOPIA 34 WINCHESTER 0

BROWN COUNTY 32 HARDIN CALHOUN 20

JACKSONVILLE ROUTT 42 PLEASANT HILL 29

GREENFIELD 50, JACKSONVILLE ISD 6

MENDON UNITY 40 NORTH GREENE 0

CARROLTON 1, VIRGINIA O FORFIET

BEARDSTOWN 29, LEWISTOWN 7

HAVANA 47 SOUTH FULTON 0

KNOXVILLE 55, BUSHNELL-PCA 8

NORTH FULTON 34, RUSHVILLE 14

WEST CENTRAL BIGGSVILLE 58, WEST PRAIRIE 0

QUINCY 30, ALTON 20

QUINCY NOTRE DAME 21, HANNIBAL 14

MISSOURI

BROOKFIELD 47, MARK TWAIN 0

CENTRAILIA 50, LOUISIANA 14

KNOX COUNTY 18, HIGHLAND 6

MACON 33, KIRKSVILLE 6

MONROE CITY 23, PARIS 13

SOUTH SHELBY 20, TRENTON 0

PALMYRA 40, WRIGHT CITY 14

MILAN 49, SEDALIA SACRED HEART 18

WESTRAN 55, NORTH SHELBY 0.

MARCELINE 49, SCHUYLER CO 8

SALISBURY 40, SCOTLAND CO. 14

MOBERLY 21, CALIFORNIA 6

HILLSBORO 53, MEXICO 25

BOWLING GREEN 53, MONTGOMERY COUNTY 36

CLOPTON-ELSBERRY 58, WINFIELD 8

ORCHARD FARM 47, VAN-FAR 6

WELL AS YOU KNOW BY NOW THAT I HAVE TAKEN OVER AS SPORTS

DIRECTOR BESIDES MY DUTIES AS NEWS DIRECTOR. BILL REED IS NOW

TEACHING SOME CLASSES AT SCC AND WE ALL WISH HIM THE BEST OF

LUCK ALTHOUGH I MISS RAZZING HIM ABOUT THE CUBS, THE

BLACKHAWKS AND THE ILLINI. I WILL BE WORKING TO GET SCHEDULES    

FOR LOCAL SPORTS AND GIVE YOU AS MANY SCORES AS POSSIBLE AND

GIVE YOU THE LATEST LOCALLY SPORTS AS POSSIBLE. I KNOW I WILL

NOT BE OPIONATED AS BILL WAS BUT WILL DO MY BEST. I WILL TO KEEP

EVERYONE INFORMED. OUR FOOTBALL COVERAGE THIS YEAR SHOULD BE

EXCITING WITH THE WEST HANCOCK TITANS AND THEIR NEW HEAD

COACH BRIAN LEWTON. THE TITANS ARE LOOKING FORWARD FOR THE

SEASON WITH A HIGH POWERED OFFENCE AND AN IMPROVED DEFENCE.

WE WILL BEGIN OUR BROADCAST SCHEDULE SATURDAY AUGUST 27^TH AS

THE TITANS WILL OPEN UP THE SEASON AT SHERRARD AGAINST THE

TIGERS. THE JV GAME WILL START AT 1PM WITH THE VARSITY TO

FOLLOW AT AROUND 3PM. JON HUGHES WILL BE JOINING ME AGAIN FOR

ALL THE ACTION ON AM 1310 KOKX. I’M SURE JON IS EXCITED ALREADY.

BY THE WAY THE TITANS WILL HOLD THEIR SPORTS DRINK SCRIMMAGE

FRIDAY AUGUST 19^TH AT 6PM AT THE WARSAW HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

FIELD. ADDMISSION IS TWO SPORTS DRINKS FOR ADULTS AND ONE

SPORTS DRINK FOR STUDENTS. THEY WILL HAVE SANDWICHES

AVAILABLE AND THE NEW TITAN APPEAREL AVAILABLE TOO. THE

KEOKUK CHIEFS WILL START PLAY NEXT WEEK TOO. THEY WILL HAVE A

FALL SPORTS NIGHT THIS FRIDAY EVENING AT 5PM WITH ADMISSION A

SIX PACK OF SPORTS DRINK PER FAMILY. THE FOOTBALL TEAM WILL

SCRIMAGE AT AROUND 5:45PM AT CALVERT STADIUM AND IF YOU HAVE

NOT SEEN THE NEW SCOREBOARD IT IS VERY NICE. THE VOLLEYBALL

TEAM WILL HAVE A SCRIMMAGE AT 6:30PM AT WRIGHT FIELDHOUSE

WITH LOTS OF FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY. 96 DOT 3 KRNQ WILL BE

YOUR HOME FOR KEOKUK CHIEFS FOOTBALL WITH PAT HOGAN AND BILL

NASH CALLING THE ACTION. THE CHIEFS WILL OPEN THEIR SEASON AT

CENTRAL LEE NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7:30PM WITH THE JV CONTEST AT

AROUND 5PM UP AT CHARLESTON. FOR YOU CENTRAL LEE FANS WE WILL

BE CARRYING MOST OF THE CENTRAL LEE HAWKS GAMES EXCEPT FOR

THE FAR DISTANT GAMES. YOUR OPENER WILL BE ON KRNQ WITH PAT

AND BILL. AND THEN THE REMAINING HOME GAMES AND THE GAMES AT

FORT MADISON AND WEST BURLINGTON WILL BE ON WCEZ 93.9 WITH DAN

WORKMAN JOINING KYLE VAN AUSDALL FOR THE ACTION. BY THE WAY

THE HAWKS WILL HAVE THEIR GATORADE SCRIMAGE THIS FRIDAY AT

CENTRAL LEE HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE JV AT 5PM AND THE VARSITY AT

6;30PM. ONE OTHER NOTE THE CLARK COUNTY INDIANS WILL HOLD THEIR

JAMBOREE THIS SATURDAY AT THE ACTIVITY FIELD IN KAHOKA. THE

INDIANS UNDER NEW HEAD COACH QUENTIN HAMNER WILL SCRIMAGE

WITH KIRKSVILLE AND HIGHLAND. IT WILL START AT 5PM AND SHOULD

BE A FUN NIGHT. THE INDIANS OPEN THEIR REGULAR SEASON FRIDAY

AUGUST 26^TH AT PUTNAM COUNTY GAME TIME 7PM IN UNIONVILLE.

WE’LL THAT’S ALL FOR NOW WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO KEEP YOU

UPDATED AND ENTERTAINED SO LONG FOR NOW VERN.

THE CENTRAL LEE HAWKS RAN OUT OF TIME – EVEN WITH TWO EXTRA PLAYS – BEFORE LOSING IN AN EXCITING DISTRICT GAME FRIDAY NIGHT AT MEDIAPOLIS AGAINST THE BULLDOGS. THE FINAL SCORE WAS 39-34. IT WAS A TALE OF TWO HALVES…AS MEPO OUTSCORED THE HAWKS 33-7 IN THE FIRST 24 MINUTES…THANKS TO AN IMPRESSIVE SHOWING BY THE BULLDOGS SOPHOMORE QUARTERBACK JESSE ERTZ. HE HOOKED UP WITH FOUR DIFFERENT RECEIVERS FOR FIVE FIRST HALF TOUCHDOWN PASSES. HE ADDED A SIXTH TD PASS IN THE THIRD QUARTER FOR WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE THE WINNING POINTS. CENTRAL LEE WAS ABLE TO DENT THE SCOREBOARD WITH A MINUTE TWENTY-SIX LEFT IN THE HALF ON A KYLE KRAUTER TO BROCK MICKELSON SEVEN YARD SCORE. IT WAS 33-7 AT THE HALF. SECOND HALF WAS WON BY THE HAWKS, HOWEVER, AS THEY CAME OUT OF THE HALFTIME BREAK WITH SOME DEFENSIVE ADJUSTMENTS THAT PUT MORE PRESSURE ON ERTZ AND HELD THE BULLDOGS IN CHECK …ALLOWING JUST THE THIRD QUARTER TOUCHDOWN. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE HAWKS GOT THEIR OFFENSE GOING. THEY ACTUALLY WON THE SECOND HALF, OUTSCORING THE HOME TEAM 27-6. IT STARTED WHEN JUSTIN FETT BROKE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE LINE AND SPRINTED 66 YARDS FOR A SCORE WITH JUST OVER SEVEN MINUTES LEFT IN THE THIRD QUARTER. KRAUTER AND MICKELSON HOOKED UP WITH 2:23 LEFT IN THE QUARTER FOR A 16 YARD TD… AND THE SCORE WAS SUDDENLY 33-20 IN FAVOR OF MEDIAPOLIS. THAT’S WHEN THE FINAL TD BY ERTZ CAME WITH JUST OVER A MINUTE AND A HALF LEFT, MAKING THE SCORE 39-20 WITH 12 MINUTES LEFT TO PLAY. WITH 10:08 LEFT, KRAUTER AND MICKELSON CONNECTED FOR A THIRD TIME, THIS ONE FROM 4 YARDS OUT TO MAKE IT 39-27. WHEN THE HAWKS GOT THE BALL BACK WITH JUST OVER THREE MINUTES LEFT, THEY CAPITALIZED WITH A 25-YARD STRIKE FROM KRAUTER … AGAIN TO MICKELSON FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN THE GAME … AND THE HAWKS WERE WITHIN FIVE POINTS. THE ONSIDE KICK WAS RECOVERED BY MEDIAPOLIS, BUT ERTZ WAS SACKED ON THE FIRST PLAY OF THE POSSESSION. THE HAWKS STOPPED THE CLOCK WITH A TIME OUT AND CLOCK MISMANAGEMENT BY MEDIAPOLIS FORCED THE BULLDOGS TO PUNT TO THE HAWKS WITH JUST UNDER 19 SECONDS LEFT. ON A 3^RD DOWN FROM ABOUT FIFTY YARDS AWAY WITH 1.4 SECONDS LEFT, THE HAWKS TRIED A DESPERATION PASS THAT WAS INCOMPLETE. HOWEVER, A PERSONAL FOUL PENALTY FOR ROUGHING THE PASSER GAVE THE HAWKS ONE LAST PLAY … AS A HALF OR GAME CANNOT END ON A DEFENSIVE PENALTY. CENTRAL LEE WOULD LINE UP FOR AN UN-TIMED PLAY FROM THE MEDIAPOLIS 44 FOR ONE LAST TRY. KRAUTER’S  HEAVE TOWARDS THE END ZONE FELL INCOMPLETE – BUT A FLAG WAS THROWN FOR PASS INTERFERENCE ON MEDIAPOLIS – GIVING THE HAWKS ONE MORE TRY FROM THE 28 YARD LINE. THE FINAL ATTEMPT WAS SHORT AND INTERCEPTED AND MEPO ESCAPED WITH THE FIVE POINT WIN. THE HAWKS FINISH THE SEASON AT HOME AGAINST MID-PRAIRIE NEXT FRIDAY.

AFTERNOON TO TAKE ON THE CHARGERS. THE TITANS LED 6-0 EARLY IN

THE FIRST QUARTER ON A ONE YARD RUN BY MAVERICK MCCARTY. THEN

THE CHARGERS TOOK OVER AS THEY SCORED ON A THREE YARD RUN BY

DYLAN SCHULTZ WITH THE EXTRA POINT BY SCHULTZ MAKING IT 7-6

ORION AFTER ONE  QUARTER. THE SECOND QUARTER BELONGED TO THE

CHARGERS WITH A PAIR OF SHORT PUNTS BY KENDALL SUMMERS GAVE

ORION GREAT FIELD POSITION AS THE CHARGERS PUT THE GAME AWAY

WITH THREE TOUCHDOWNS IN THE SECOND QUARTER ON A 9 YARD RUN

BY MATT MARKEZICH A 49 YARD PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN BY

ANDY ADAMS AND A 14 YARD PASS FROM COLTON SCHULENBERG TO

TRENT DEDECKER TO MAKE IT 26-6 AT THE HALF. THE TITANS HAD A

GOOD DRIVE IN THE FOURTH BEFORE AN INTERCEPTION AT THE 10 YARD

LINE ENDED THE SERIES. ORION USED UP MOST OF THE CLOCK IN THE

SECOND HALF ONLY SCORING EARLY IN THE FOURTH QUARTER ON A 15

YARD RUN BY ZACH KAHLEY TO MAKE THE FINAL 33-6. THE TITANS FALL

TO 0-6 ON THE SEASON WHILE THE CHARGERS GO TO 3-4. THE TITANS WON

THE JV GAME FROM ORION 64-30. THE TITANS THREW FOR 81 YARDS ON

COLLIN DOOLEY’S 6 OF 11 PASSING HIS BEST OF THE SEASON AND 57

YARDS ON THE GROUND WITH MAVERICK MCCARTY GAINING 45 FOR A

TOTAL OF 138 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE. ORION HAD 406 YARDS OF

OFFENSE WITH 178 YARDS RUSHING LED BY ZACH HAHLEY’S 115 YARDS.

THE CHARGERS THREW FOR 228 YARDS ON COLTON SCHULENBERG’S  14

OF 21 PASSING. THE TITANS WILL FINISH THEIR HOME SEASON NEXT

SATURDAY IN WARSAW AS THEY WILL TAKE ON THE ROCK RIDGE

ROCKETS. JV GAME AT 1PM WITH THE VARSITY AROUND 3PM ON SENIOR

DAY.

THE HAWKS GO TO 1-6 ON THE SEASON AND 1-4 IN DISTRICT PLAY, WHILE KEEPING THE ROCKETS 0-FOR-THE-SEASON AT 0-7 AND 0-5 IN THE DISTRICT.  THE HAWKS WILL TRAVEL TO MEDIAPOLIS NEXT FRIDAY FOR THEIR FINAL ROAD GAME OF THE SEASON.  GAME TIME IS 7-30 WITH THE PREGAME ON WCEZ AT 7 O’CLOCK.